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THE FIRE RECORD.
Factories and Business Houses Destroyed at

Factories and Business Houses Destroyed at
Hanover, N. H.-Loss, About $500, 900.
HANOVER n. H., May 10.-The most de-
structve fire that northern New Hampshire has
ever known occurred in Lebanon this morning,
breaking out in Mead, Mason e. Co.'S furni-
ture factory at l o'clock. The adjoining build
ings, also occupied by Mead, Mason & Co..
built of wood, and filled with infammable ma
terials, were soon destroyed. The fire worked
southerly, burning everything in that direction.
The entire loss is estimated at $500 900, with
insurance of $4,000. Among the principal
sufferers, in addition to those already named.
are Carter & Rogers. WOODEN mill; S. Cole s.
Son. foundry; the Mascomo Hotel, owned by S.
B. jones' two storehouses owned by S. Cole &
Son; the woodworking shop of B. f. Tilden.
occupied by three firms, who lost all their
terial, ". F. Shaw, grain mill: Albert Rieks,
machine shop; Freeman & Richardson, job
printing office; G. b. Scott livery stable and
house; Shaw & Wright, large storehouse filed
with grain; Peter Demay, two dwelling g-houses
and a restaurant; livery stable of S. Houghtop,
occupied by Fl. S. Billings the precinct engine
house; McPhee's harness factory; Anthony
Roche, shoeshop; Mr.. MoPhee, large tenement
house. occupied by number of families. all of
whom lost their property; the two story block
of C. E. Pulsifer. and L. B. Marston, lumber
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BUSINESS EMBARRASSMENTs.
Barbed- Wire Manufacturers Forced to the
Wall By the Interstate-Commerce Law.

CHICAGO. May 10-Two barb-wire fence man
ufacturing firms failed in this city to-day.
Sherman e. Marsh, No. 81 Dearborn street,
made an assignment to Noble B. Judah The
liabilities are estimated at $44S 600 and the
assets at $3.50. 900. The firm is composed of
Francis T. Sherman and Eben J. Marsh
The firm of Schnabel e. Co., next door to Sher-
man & Marsh also made assignment to Mr..
Judah. The liabilities are $S03, 600; the assets.
$1S3, ,G00 The members of the firm are Eben j.
Schnabel and Eben j. Marsh-the same Marsh
that is in the firm of Sherman & Marsh. Mr..
Marsh gave as the Immediate cause of the fail
ure the operations of the interstate-commerce
act THAT bill has had the effect of simply
shutting us out. We could not go out of Chi
cago with our products and hope to do business
anything like paying basis. The truth IS.
however. the business has been anything but
profitable for the last three years. There has
been too much overproductioI In barb-wire
fencn e."
will await the action of their creditors before de-
Gliding on any plan of procedure. Sherman a.
Marsh have been doing business for nine years,
and now licensees under :he Washburne-
Moen Manufacturing Company. They had en-
tertained good hopes of doing fine business
this spring, but these hopes now effectually
blighted The Schnabel & Co. failure is due 20
the same cause the other. Both firms are
connected IN business, and virtually the
same concern.
Each firm was on the others paper. The
principal creditors the Washburn d Moen
Manufacturing Company, the Commercial Ma
tional Bank. the American Wire Company. the
Merchants Loan and Trust Company, the II. F.
Nail Company, the Iowa Barb-wire Company,
the New Haven Wire Company. the John A
Roeblings Sons company and the Cambria Iron
Company. A large share OF the unsecured
debts due TO the Washburn 81 Moen and the
Roeblings Sons companies
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General and Person al.

Special to the Ipdianapoiis Journal.
WAsHINGToN, May 10.-C. P. Jacobs of Indi-
annapolis, is here, and argued the great brewing
fermentation case in the United States Supreme
Court, to day, on behalf of the appelees who
are supported by the National Brewing Associa
tion. The case involves the validity of patents
bungine apparatus in the manufacture of
beer, and all brewers of the country are inter
ested in the decision.
General Kefer and Colonel Duffeld, who
to deliver orations the occasion of the Gar
field statue unveline. arrived here day The
President and Mrs. Cleveland have accepted in
vitations to attend the unveilng Thursday.
Every thing is in readiness. Grand Marshal
Baird has issued his orders for a magnificent
parade of militia and q. a. r. men prior to the
unveiling exercises.
The annual meeting of the American Surgical
Association opens here tomorrow, and will con-
tinue in session several days.
The Comptroller of the Currency to day ap-
proved the First National Bank of Chicago as a
reserve agent of the Lafayette National Bank.
Senator Voorhees, has gone to New York to
visit his son a couple of days. Then he goes to
Terre Haute
j. A. Henshohn, proprietor of the Kirby House.
Muncie was to-day elected vice president of
the Hotel Mems National Association, in conven-
tion here.
Mrs. Charles Laix and Mrs. NJ. L. Mcdonald.
of Decatur. Ill. are visiting in the city. the
guests of their sister, Mrs. A. j. Kelly, of Terre
Haute
The commission of Mary Fl. Pittenger, as
postmistress at Art Ind, has been issued.
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GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.
Discussion in the German Reichstsg of the
Governments Spirit Bill.

Governments Spirit Bill.
BERLIN, May 10.-The ReichstaG oday began
the debate the first reading of the spirit bill.
Minister Won Scholz. in presenting the bill, urged
the necessity of increasing the revenue of the
empire in view Of the greater precautions de-
manded for security of the fatherland. The BILL
he said, especially affected the agricultural in
terests. The government believed. however.
that the south German states, without endanger-
ing the interests of their distilleries the agr
cultural classes, could support the tax.
A majority of the speakers that followed
declared in favor of the bill
Reidel, the Bavarian Finance Minister, stated
that he would support the bill in the general in
teresrs of Germany, but Bavaria was not dis
posed to renounce her rights She gave her
approval under reserve. and demanded careful
inquiry to whether not the business of
Bavarian distilleres would suffer under the bill.
Representative Schund, of Wurtemberg, said
the bill met the views of the Wurtemberg gov
ernment 1t especially happy circum-
stance that the measure threw a fresh bond of
union around Germany.
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HYATT'S FAILURE.

Sad Features in the Case of a Man who Had
Too Much Influence
Washington Special.
James W. Hyatt, of Norwalk, Conn, who an
no1nced before lie left home that he had been
offered and had accepted the position of Treas
urer of the United States, has been in Washing
ton for two days. and has learned some things.
He has discovered the uncertainties attending
executive action, the foolishness Of making
known his private business pending settlement,
and the dislike the President has of having his
intentions published in the newspapers. Mr..
Hyatt was seated in the Arlington Hotel reading
room, this afternoon, looking very GUM. He
was asked If the President had rendered him
Mr.. Jordan's place yet, and he promptly an
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May Maiden

Can you tell why young ladies viii not get mar
ried in Mayl JOHN SMITH.
The idea that May is month unlucky for
weddings is as old as the Romans. Ovid
speaks of the belief. 1t is, perhaps, due to
the fact that during the month the Romans
celebrated the feast of Bona Dea. the goddess
of chastity, and the feast of the dead.
Well, there are other things for tho May
maiden to consider besides marriage-her
trousseau, for instance.
We can't help her very much in this way.
We don't deal much in furbelows and fixings.
But yet have something of great use,
specially to May maidens
Specially to these, because cloudy skies and
frequent showers mark the month of May
80 we say to the May maiden, young and
old maiden, come see the large and beautiful
assortment of Rubber Circulars and Bonnet
Covers which we are retailing at wholesale
prices at
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Other Fires.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, May 11-At 1 o'clock this
morning fire broke out in the second story of
the Dyas Knitting Company's factory, in one of
the most important business blocks of the city.
The building soon wrapped in flames which
rapidly spread to Robin Joness creamery.
The Merchants Exchange in flames,
but was saved with slight loss. About one hun
dred horses from McArthurs stables imme-
diately in the rear of the burning
buildings, were cut loose and stampeded
among the vast crowd assembled, causing
panic for some moments. but is reported
injured. At A. NJ the fire is under control
The total loss is estimated at about $4,000;
mainly insured.
SUNCooK, n. H, May 10-The freight depot
of the Concord railroad and a score of residences
were burned to day. Loss, $50, 900; insurance,
$25, ,0O0
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Confederates Disposted.

RICHMOND. Va, May 10--Pickett's Division
Association of ex .confederates, which has been
making arrangements to have their reunion at
Gettysburg on the Sd of July, to commemorate
their bitter struggle and select site for monu-
meut, has determined not TO visit Gettysburg at
ali. the Gettysburg Memorial Association having
refused 70 allow any confederate monument to
be erected within the lines of the Unicn forces.
Then. again, the inscription to be cut into the
monument was Objectionable, the word pat
riotism" designed to be used General r.
E. Lee published a letter in 1876 in which he op-
posed the erection of monuments to commemo-
rate the conflicts of friends He was invited to
visit Gettysburg to aid in pointing out the posi-
tions of various divisions He did not go.
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Good Joke ON the Minister.

WashinEtOn Special. =
There is story afoat that prominent for
eign minister has been recently experiencing con-
siderable annoyance at the hands of his butler,
whose audacious behavior he is prevented from
resenting in the proper manner by certain do
mestic complications to which the fellow holds
the key. About a fortnight since. so the story
runs, the butler went to Baltimore where put
ting up at one of the largest hotels he regis
tered instead of his own name, that of his
ployer.
The entry was quickly noticed. and before the
lapse of twenty four hours shower of cards and
invitations to dina had poured in upon the sup
posed diplomatic. Resolving to make the most OF
the occasion, the fellow actually accepted
eral of these Invitations and solemny attended
the dinners. keeping up the farce throughout.
com petely hoodwlnking his entertainers, who
were personally unacouainted with the minister.
Since the buffers return to Washington the
story has leaked out
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Slain by His Brother.

HUNTSVILLE, Ala, May 10-William. Charles
and Newton Hutchins. sons of J. NJ. Hurchins
a leading contractor and builder of this CITY,
have been in a bad state of feeling toward each
ana William drew a revolver and fred five shots
at his two younger brothers. killing Newton
instantly ana seriously wounding Charles. The
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Catholic knights of America.

CHICAGO. May 10 The supreme delegates of
the Catholic Knights of America IN session
in this city. The organization is of the
strongest if not the strongest, of the Catholic
organizations in the United States, and
numbers among its members fully ZOO be-
levers in that faith. The supreme delegates
represent the State societies, and two from each
State and Territory are in attendance at the
present meeting. They meet once in two years,
the last biennial session having been held in
New York city.
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Effect of Russia,s New Tariff.

LONDON, May 10-The new Russian tariff
schedule, which increases the import duty on
iron and steel, went into effect to-day. and man
ufacturers throughout Europe. and more espe-
cially in Germany and England, must of necessity
soon feel the burden thus imposed on them
Manv contracts for the delivery of iron and steel
at Russian ports vet remain to be filed. and
most of these must either be abrogated or carried
out at heavy loss.
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St. Paul as "a summer Resort.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ST. PAUL. Mimi, May lot has been ex-
tremely hot here to-day, the mercury standing
at "a degrees, rise of 80 degrees in eight hours.
The indications that il will be still hotter to-
morrow. A torrid wave extends throughout the
Northwest, and reports from Dakota show an
exceedingly high degree of temperature
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coercion ana aOme-fule m1sceitany.
LONDON, May 10. An informal meeting of the
Cabinet was held to-day to discuss plans for ex-
pedting the passage of the coercion bill. 1t
decided to abandon the attempt to
effect wholesale application of the cloture
at a fixed date. The refusal of the
chairman of the committee to put
cloture until each clause had been
fully discussed has compelled the Ministers to
adopt plan asking for cloture after bona fide
amendment has been heard. The MiEisterialists
now calculate that the discussion in committee
will last three weeks longer.
The committee leading the Conservatives
has made unofficial overtures to Gladstone and
Morley, with view to finding out
wethher they will assent to the ap-
pointment of a commission consisting of two
English judges and Scotch Judge to inquire
into the charges against the Parnelites. The
Gladstonians opposed troubling themselves any
further with the question unless the government
take definite action, while the governments are
not disposed to make move until the coercion
bill is passed.
The Unionist members of the Eighty Club
have been summoned to attend a meeting for
the purpose of declaring the position of the club
or the home-rule question. The Gladstonians,
being in a majority, will outvote their opponents
and compel the Withdrawal of the Unionists
from the club.
The Congregationalist ministers OF London,
at a meeting held day. adopted. almost unani-
mously, resolution offered by Dr. Parker, of
the City Temple, protesting against the Irish
coercion bill now before Parliament: demanding
that the Irish people shall be treated with JUS
tice, and urging the government to adopt policy
of conciIiation iu dealing with the Irish ques-
tion
The Pail Mall Gazette publishes rumor that
the government have ordered to be prepared
sixty frst-class cells in the Milbank prison for
the accommodation of Parneilite members of
Parliament whose arrest they may deem neces-
sary. The report is discredited.
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WAsHISGroS. May I0.-Brevet Maj. gen.
Henry f. Clarke, u. S A, retired, died IN this
city to-day in the sixty seventh year of his age.
NASHUA, N H., May 10.-Gen. Aaron Fletcher
Stevens died az his house in this city. at 7:30
o'clock this morning. from kidney difficulty
before Petersburg
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Supreme Lodge knights of Honor.

Special TO the Indlanapolis Journal.
PHILADELPHIA, May 1O-The Supreme Lodge
Knights of Honor met in secret session at tho
Continental Hotel this afternoon In the four
teen years of the orders existence it has dis
trbuted S26 600. 600 to its sick members. and the
widows and orphans of its mem bers. Represent
atives were present from every State in the
Union. The sessions will continue about ter
DAYS
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One of the Panhandle Thieves Found Guilty
Snecial 10 tia lndianaoolis LournaI

Special the Indianapolis Journal
PITTsBURG, May 10-At o'clock this after
noon the jury in the Lavele case Panhandle
railroad robberies) came into court and
nounced that they found the defendant guilty
the first couut-larceny.
J. c. Dunlap entered plea of defense
to the first count-larceny. The plea
cepted by the railroad company. and Dunlap
will not be tried on the other counts.
While the jury was being impaneled in the
case of John Hagerty, employees of the American
Detective Bureau brought into the courtroom
four large rolls of carpet and large roll Of oil
cloth, which, it is alleged, Hagerty stole The
first witnesses called fully identified the articles
in aViderca.
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Machine Works Burned.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
PEORIA, Ill, May 10.-The large grain drill
and machinery works of Shelby. Starr & Co..
occupying nearly a block of ground, were de-
stroyed by fire tonight. The fire started in the
adjoining paint-shop of Nico Burr e. Co. which
was also consumed. Shelby. Starr & Co. 8 loss
will exceed 800, 900; insurance, SAP. 900.
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workmen seriously Burned.

Special to the IndiaDapols Journal
PITTsBURG, May 10.-A red-hot mass of coke,
limestone and other material, which had formed
an arch over the bottom of furnace "E. of the
Edgar Thomson steel works, at Braddock, gave
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WINNEMUccA. New, May 10.-W. B. Tod
hunter. the cattle-owner of Sacramento. who
owns 10. 000 acres of land in Oregon and sc. 600
in this State, has assigned to the Hay & Car
rackes Company, of Oakland, Cal. His liabii
ties saiG to be $450.000.
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Yesterdays Work on the Bill

10 the western Associated Press.
LONDON, May 10-In the House of Com
mons. to-day, in committee the coercion bill,
Mr.. Healy moved an amendment that any per-
son committed for contempt of court be treated
as a hrst-class misdemeanant. He argued that
witnesses committed for refusing to answer
questions ought not TO be subjected to the same
punishment as criminals When the last coer-
cion act was in effect, the mere detention of
many persons shortened their lives ten years
ICries of Hear" Hear
Mr. Balfour Chief Secretary for Ireland said
persons committed could avoid punishment by
answering questions There was no difference
between cases under the clause and cases of con
tempt under the ordinary law.
John O'Connor, Nationalist, said il the gov
ernment imprisoned witnesses common Grim
inals for refusing TO answer questions. it would
be disgrace to civilization. Why did not they
propose to apply the old-fashioned implements
of torture, including the thumb-screw and rack2
Sir Charles Russell, Liberal contended that
there a great difference between witnesses
examined under the ordinary protection of le-
gal advice, In a regular court. and those, who.
under the clause could be compelled to attend
private examination and answer whatever
questions were put them.
MIR. Bafour replied that the law under the
explosives act, gave the same powers.
Mr.. Gladstone denied that these were parallel
cases Under the crimes clause, witnesses
could be summoned to state whether some one
induced somebody else to take or refuse par
tcu!ar farm. deal or refuse to deal with a par
ticular tradesman.
Mr.. Healy put it to the government whether
they would agree that men committed under the
clause should not be kent in solitary confne-
nent more than twenty hours out of twenty
four.
My. Balfour promised that the government
would inquire into the mode In which the law
was administered. and prevent harsh treatment
of persons committed under it's provisions.
Mr.. Healys amendment was reieeted-l95 to
IA.
Mr. Heay moved to limit the penalty for con
tempt in the cases of witnesses to seven days
imprisonment
Mr.. Healys amendment limiting the penalty
for contempt was defeated-I3S to Ill.
Another motion referring to witnesses was
negatived, and the House adjourned.
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way about 10 o'clock, and fatally burned John
Zolowsky John Gearcift, John Gedard, John
Lanattle and Charles Ledonofki. The men were
brought to a hospital here. Besides the five men
Eamed. there were number OF others burned
Dy the flying pieces of hot matter. The men
employed about the furnace fear that there are
others under the burning mass.
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Redemp,ion of Trade-DolIars.

WASHINGTON, May 10.-Reports received at
the Treasury Department show that $500. .426
trade dollars have been redeemed TO date. The
principal redemption was in Philadelphia. The
law authorizing the redemption of trade-dollars
has already been in operation over two months.
and has nearly four months to run 1t was
originally estimated that there about
1000, 900 of these coins in this country, and the
redemption shows that the estimate is nearly
correct. Importations from China and Japan
may swell the amount to {, 000, 600.
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CHICAGO, May 10-The following telegram
was received by the Associated Press to-day.
"HARvARD, Neb.. May 10.
Referring TO the Hon. King -Harman's state
ment in the House of Commons. last night, re-
garding me, will you kindly say that my letter
as published, was mailed to Harman, to Dublin
Castle, the 25th of April, and must have
reached its destination before now.
PATRICK EGAN,
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Suspended from His Pulpit.

Specia5 to the Indianapolis Journsa.
JAMESTOWN, y. Y. May 10.-Rev. j. Edgar
Brown. of Allentown, n. Y. has been found
guilty, by Methodist Church council, of i'm
prudent corduct toward little girls, and has
been suspended from his pulpit. The trial ex-
cited great public interest.
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WHEN INDICATIONS.

WEDNESDAY-Fair weather in northern
Indiana; light local rains in southern por"
tion; stationary temperature.
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Bishop Borgess,s Successor.

DETROIT, Mich. May 10.--The Very Rev. Ed
ward Joos, of Monroe. Mich. has been appointed
administrator of the diocese of Detroit, vice
Bishop Borgess., resigned.
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MINOR MATTERS.
List of Patents Granted Yesterday to Hoosier
State Inventors.

List of Patents Granted Yesterday to Hoosier
State Inventors.
Special to the INDIANAPOLIS Journal
WASHINGTON, May 10.-Pateuts were granted
to Indian inventors to-day as follows;
Stephen G. Baldwin, Marion. creamery can;
George NJ. Beard. Auburn, windmill, (reiseuedl;
George ". Benedict. College Corner, telurlan;
Ephraim Butterfield, Wrght's Corners, assignor
to Whitman Agricultural Company, ST. Louis,
Mo-, baing press; Valentine Finding, linton,
anchor for fence posts; Albert w. Hazelrigg,
Indianapolis, signal lantern; John G. Mathues.
Richmond. ice shoe for wagons; Henry G. Nc
Keen Terre Haute grader and purifier; Mat
thew r. Moore, assignor to Atlas engine works.
Indianapolis; balanced slide valve; Sylvanus B.
Payne. Ridgeville, assignor of one-half to G.. A.
Payne. Winchester, instrument for treating
piles Joseph NJ. Vauover assignor of three
fourths to w. W. Teris. j. Y. Wright and II. E.
Henry. Terre Haute, wire fence: William W.
Weisell, Blufftou. washing machine.